Windows 8 to Run on Windows 7 and Vista PC Systems

We know that Windows 8 is coming soon and we have seen from Microsoft’s preview video how gorgeous it looks. You might be asking now if you’ll need to upgrade your hardware when Windows 8 arrives. According to Tami Reller, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Windows Division, Windows 8 will have the same requirements as Windows 7, or even lower.

In both of our Windows 8 previews, we talked about continuing with the important trend that we started with Windows 7, keeping system requirements either flat or reducing them over time. Windows 8 will be able to run on a wide range of machines because it will have the same requirements or lower.

We’ve also built intelligence into Windows 8 so that it can adapt to the user experience based on the hardware of the user. So, whether you’re upgrading an existing PC, or buying a new one, Windows will adapt to make the most of that hardware.